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Unit 6
Disaster and hope
BY MICHELLE
Using language
Ellipsis
Activity 1: Look at the sentences and compare them.
What has been left out in sentences (a) and (b)
Why does the author leave them out
Sentence (a) leaves out “lines”. Sentence (b) leaves out “it is”.
To avoid repeating the word or expression that is too obvious and make the sentences more concise.
Grammar: Ellipsis(省略)
What is ellipsis？
省略是指省去可以根據上下文語境或情景語境恢復的句子成分。英語中存在多種多樣的省略現象，句子中既可以省略主語、謂語、謂語的一部分或賓語，也可以一起省略主語和謂語。省略在口語和書面語中都非常普遍。
一. 簡單句的省略
省略主語：祈使句中主語通常省略; 其它省略主語多限于少數現成的說法。
(I) Thank you for your help.
(It) Doesn’t matter.
(I) Beg your pardon
省略主謂或主謂語的一部分。
(There is) No smoking.
(Is there) Anything wrong
(Will you) Have a smoke
Why (do you) not say hello to him
省略作賓語的不定式短語，只保留to, 但如果該賓語是動詞be或完成時態，則須在之后加上be或have。
-Are you going there
-Yes, I’d like to(go there).
He didn’t give me the chance, though he had promised to (give me the chance).
-Are you an engineer
-No, but I want to be (an engineer).
-He hasn’t finished the task yet.
-Well, he ought to have (finished the task).
省略表語
-Are you thirsty - Yes, I am (thirsty).
His brother isn’t lazy, nor is his sister (lazy).
同時省略幾個成分
Let’s meet at the same place as (we met) yesterday.
--Have you finished your work
--(I have) Not (finished my work) yet.
二. 主從復合句中的省略及其他情況的省略。
主句中有一些成分被省略
(I’m) Sorry to hear you are ill.
(It’s a)Pity that he missed such a good chance.
- Is he coming back tonight -I think so.
- She must be busy now
- If so, she can’t go with us.
- Is she felling better today
- I’m afraid not.
- Do you think he will attend the meeting
- I guess not.
其他情況 例句
并列句 She went to the clinic and (she) saw a doctor.
Sally will be arriving today and Ann (will be arriving) tomorrow.
John once smoked like a chimney, but he doesn’t (smoke) now.
表示比較 的從句 She looks older than my mother (does).
The weather isn’t as good as (it was) yesterday.
對話 (I’m) Sorry I couldn’t come.
(Pass me) The salt, please.
A: Are you coming B: Yes (I’m coming).
告示、標牌、報紙標題 (There will be) Road works ahead!
(A) Millionaire (was) poisoned (in his home) in Beverly Hills.
習慣用語 What if (=What will/would happen if)
World War III should happen
We need to solve the problem as soon as (it is) possible.
Why not (=Why don’t you) clean the room after breakfast
Activity 2: Read the paragraph and find out what words have been removed before or after the underlined words.
ways (to forecast the weather)
dry period (that’s on the way)
more loudly (than usual)
(look) for birds
when and where (something bad is going to happen)
Activity 3: Remove words from the news report to make it more concise.
The 8.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April 2015, was one of the worst earthquakes in history. On hearing the news, China was quick to start organising emergency aid.
International rescue teams soon began to arrive in the country. Amongst all the international heavy
rescue teams, the China International
Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) was
the first international heavy rescue team
to arrive.
Consisting of 62 people, it not only included rescuers and medical staff, but also included earthquake experts. By early May, emergency aid worth 9.7 million US dollars had been donated by China, with a further round of emergency aid to follow.
Types of natural disasters
wildfire
drought
typhoon
earthquake
blizzard
tsunami
avalanche
Activity 4: Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous
2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history
1. Which one do you think is the most dangerous
2. Can you name some big natural disasters in history
As far as I am concerned, earthquake is the most dangerous disaster, which can leave lots of people homeless.
2004, Tsunami in Indonesia;
2008, Wenchuan earthquake;
2019-2020, Australian wildfire; …
Activity 5: Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters.
In 1881, a(n) 1 ____________ struck the small Vietnamese city of Haiphong, bringing terrible strong winds. When it
hit the coast, huge tidal waves caused severe flood, costing the lives of up to 300,000 citizens.
typhoon
In August 1949, the Landes region of South-west France faced a major 2 ____________ that lasted almost a week. Some
500 km2 of forested land was burnt and 82 people killed. Even today, it is considered one of Europe's most deadly forest fires.
wildfire
The winter of 1950 to 1951 came to be known as the Winter of Terror when over 600 3 _____________ struck towns and villages in the
mountains of the Swiss Austrian Alps. Caused by exceptionally heavy snowfall within a short period of time, they destroyed buildings and forests, and claimed over 256 lives.
avalanches
In 1960, Chile suffered the strongest 4___________ to be recorded in the 20th century. The shock is generally agreed to have had a magnitude of 9.5.
It caused a(n) 5__________ with waves of up to 25 metres affecting places as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
earthquake
tsunami
A(n) 6_________ hit Iran in February 1972, causing a week of extremely low temperatures. Winter storms
blizzard
brought as much as 7.9 metres of snow in the south of the country, resulting in the deaths of about 4,000 people.
In July 2011, a(n) 7___________ struck East Africa. It was said to be the worst in 60 years, and not a single drop of rain fell for almost a
whole year. It led to a severe food crisis and threatened the livelihoods of more than 9.5 million people.
drought
Activity 6: Work in pairs. Talk about a recent natural disaster you have heard about or seen on the news.
What’s the effect of ...
How long have ... lasted
How has the weather changed ...
Have you heard the news about ...
How do you think we should cope with...
Useful expressions
Activity 7: Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbols to the locations on the map.
When listening to a weather forecast, pay attention to the following information:
temperature levels
descriptions of forthcoming weather conditions
weather warnings
Activity 8: Listen again and complete the form.
Anchorage
You will need _________________.
Temperatures will stay around ______℃.
warm clothes
-15
Phoenix
Temperatures are really high and it’s probably hot enough to ____________________.
Be sure to __________________ if you or others have symptoms of heatstroke.
fry meat on the road
get medical attention
Houston
It’s _________ season and there will be a big one across the Atlantic.
Stay ___________ and listen out for the latest forecasts.
hurricane
safe indoors
Washington, DC
Temperatures are going to stay around _______℃.
Don’t drive __________________!
13
through floodwaters
San Francisco
Temperatures are going to be around ______℃.
People are suffering from __________ which are causing damage and loss.
25
wildfires
Talk about how the speaker describes the weather. Listen again if necessary.
Activity 9: Act out the conversation to talk about an extreme weather condition.
Student A: Turn to Page 108.
Student B: Turn to Page 113.
Review grammar-Ellipsis.
Choose another exreme weather condition and have a similar conversation.
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